sting in the tail

i have seen and took many comical pictures,this wasp comes with his own sunglasses,this is taken with a ww1 field glass lens,i assembled myself,no fancy cameras here, they are are held in place with a hair bobble i just have to point and hope for the best as i cant see the subject through the lens.

male female sparrows

noisy,greedy,but can be beautiful in the right sunlight,they are not to be found in wild places at all,usually build their nests in groups high up on houses hence the noise,they return every year to the same place to nest,when they mate it is for life so it is sad if one dies young,they often fall out ahd have their own justice called a sparrow court,the offender is tried the if guilty is pursued by the rest sometimes it is killed by them,they will eat almost anything,sometimes build a nest in a wall,from three to five eggs,and can have three broods per year,can survive the hardest of winter conditions that would kill most other birds.

hi im the garden crow

im crowy as i sit at my computer near the window all of a sudden the tree branches start to bend and shake as crowy flies in he has great difficulty getting to the feeder owing to his large wing span he has to hop and jump there,they will eat almost anything small animals, insects,seeds and scraps,if their food has a hard shell it will be carried to a height and then dropped the bird then follows it down and breaks it open on the ground,these birds are very intelligent the nest is large usually built in the fork of a tree,made from twigs and sticks lined with wool and hair,possibly from sheep,lays 4or5 eggs, they screech loudly when angry both parents feed the young and is the only bird to play games with its young.

white beauty

i like the way this image stands out against the dark background every year i grow lots of flowers to attract mother nature, im hoping to see the painted lady this year as i did not see one last,so far i have seen one blue,browns,whites,peacock,i shall be showing those who are interested in painting watercolour notes,of these flowers perhaps you could start you own nature sketchbook,ideal for those who are not able to leave their home or computer far,

big eyes that seem to say thankyou

one morning when i visited my greenhouse i saw this beautiful lady caught in a spiders web so i freed her and set her free my reward was these beautiful pictures and her big dark eyes that seemed to say thankyou .

the browns speckled wood

you can find this attractive creature where woodland provides some shade with dappled sunlight through the trees,the spots on its wings represents falling rays of sunshine makes it hard to see when in situ,it is now a common butterfly again often visits gardens with tall trees and long grass.

eyes on her wings

the eye spots you see are to deter birds when she flashes her wings, seen here on the buddleia bush its main flight is from June onwards,the years survivors overwinter till next spring to produce the next generation.

majestic peacock

this is the majestic peacock,with wings of fire she visits my garden,all the photos taken are using close up lenses i have made from various optical equipment chosen for quality,one is a ww1 field glass lens it is superp this gives me unique pictures,all the pictures are trial and error as the camera is not equipped for this task and i cant see the image,many pictures have been taken to get one just right,

Red Admiral

Hi im mike welcome to my world of beauty and nature all the photos and bird song has been recorded in my own garden,flowers were planted to attract butterflies and insects feeders are used to try to preserve our tender birds in winter and summer to help them breed,if you click the home page link to my web galleries you can learn to paint basic watercolor notes all downloads teaching is free in the name of art,art is best when it is free ..............
madona...as it from the heart,i very much hope you enjoy your visit to my lifes work if i can help you in any way dont hesitate to ask,kindest regards micktheartist.

Painting nature in water colour

This page is dedicated to those who may like to start painting basic water colours with the intentions of starting a nature sketch book. you can find various painting tuition on different galleries if you click the link below i will also put some notes on on each little painting blog, as the spring is fast on us i will help those of you who may like to start a basic sketch book for those cold rainy days as well as some simple landscape to get you started,you can also see some of my other work at below i am very sorry it has took so long for me to get started on this page but i will make up for it also visit home page of this blog thankyou for your kind visit,mike
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